You heard Me. Start thinking about where your thoughts are going. Then, stop your thoughts
from going there. Focus your thoughts. Think about what you’re thinking about. This is the
first step toward Mastery.
Whoa. This is blowing my mind.
Exactly.
No, that’s not what I meant.
Yes, it is. You just didn’t know it. This really is blowing your mind. What is it that you humans
say? Let’s blow this joint? Well, now you are going to blow your mind! That is, you are going
to leave it.
Now, when people see you in this state of mindlessness, they may very well ask, “Have you
taken leave of your senses?” And you can answer “Yes! Isn’t it great?” Because your mind is
your sensory input analyzer, and you’ve stopped analyzing all the incoming data. You’ve
stopped thinking about it. Instead, you’re thinking about what you’re thinking about. You’re
beginning to focus your thoughts, and soon, you will focus your thoughts on nothing at all.
How can you focus on nothing?
First, focus on something in particular. You can’t focus on nothing until you first focus on
something.
Part of the problem here is that the mind is almost always focused on many things. It is
receiving input data from a hundred difference sources at all times, and it is analyzing this
data faster than the speed of light, sending you information about yourself and what is
happening to you and around you.
To focus on nothing, you have to stop all this mental noise. You have to control it, limit it, and,
ultimately, eliminate it. You want to focus on nothing, but first, you have to focus on
something in particular, rather than everything at once.
So make it something simple. You can start with the flickering of a candle. Look at the
candle, look at the flame, see what you notice about it, stare deeply into it. Be with the flame.
Don’t think about it. Be with it.
After a bit, your eyes will want to close. They will become heavy, fuzzy.
Is this self-hypnosis?
Try to avoid labels. You see? You’re doing it again. You’re thinking about this. You’re
analyzing it and wanting to give it a name. Thinking about something stops you from just
being with it. When you do this, don’t think about it. just be with the experience.
Okay.
Now, when it feels like you want to close your eyes, just close them. Don’t think about it. just
let them fall shut by themselves. They’ll do this quite naturally if you don’t fight to keep them
open.